Historical Events In 1977

Feb 06   Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 meter over 16 buses, near Paris on this day in history.  

Feb 07   On this day in history herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher/lawyer, dies at 82  

Feb 07   Soyuz 24 launches with 2 cosmonauts on this day in history.  

Feb 08   Earthquake in San Francisco CA, at 5.0, strongest since 1966 in the year 1977.  

Feb 08   Hustler publisher Larry Flynt sentenced in the year 1977.  

Feb 09   In the year 1977 denys Amiel, French dramatist/playwright (Le mouton noir), dies at 92  

Feb 10   Grace Mary Williams, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Feb 11   20.2-kg lobster caught off Nova Scotia (heaviest known crustacean) on this day in history.  

Feb 11   Louis J M Beel, Dutch premier (1946-48, 58-59), dies at 74 in the year 1977.  

Feb 11   In the year 1977 off Nova Scotia fisherman catches 20.2 kg lobster off Nova Scotia; the world's heaviest known crustacean  

Feb 13   On this day in history eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship  

Feb 13   Jack Gardner, actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Feb 13   Pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic in the year 1977.  

Feb 14   On this day in history the Unity Bank of Canada and Provincial Bank of Canada merge  

Feb 15   Royal Bank transfers three head office departments from Montreal to Toronto on this day in history.  

Feb 15   In the year 1977 social-democrats win Danish parliamentary election  

Feb 16   USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR in the year 1977.  

Feb 17   In the year 1977 quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76  

Feb 18   George Harrison releases "True Love" in the year 1977.  

Feb 18   On this day in history the first space shuttle, Enterprise, makes its maiden flight (carried atop a Boeing 747), over the Mojave Desert.  

Feb 19   Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released on this day in history.  

Feb 19   France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on this day in history.  

Feb 19   On this day in history shuttle Enterprise makes first test flight atop a 747 jetliner  

Feb 21   74 Unification Church couples wed in New York NY on this day in history.  

Feb 22   Edith Barrett, actress (Molly & Me, Ghost Ship), dies at 64 in the year 1977.  

Feb 24   On this day in history president Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights  

Feb 25   Oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons on this day in history.  

Feb 25   Soyuz 24 returns to Earth on this day in history.  

Feb 26   In the year 1977 bukka White, rocker, dies at 43  

Feb 26   First flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747) in the year 1977.  

Feb 27   Allison Hayes, actress (Attack of 50 Foot Woman), dies at 47 in the year 1977.  

Feb 27   In Toronto, Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones rock group is arrested by the RCMP and charged with possession of heroin with intent to traffic and possession of cocaine on this day in history.  

Feb 27   Judy Rankin wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic in the year 1977.  

Feb 27   In the year 1977 keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession, Canada  

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Jan 18   Curtis Cregan, American actor was born on this day in history.  

Apr 02   In the year 1977 birth of jelena Abbou, Serbian fitness model  

Apr 02   Michael Fassbender, Actor was born in the year 1977.  

Apr 02   Aiden Turner, British actor was born on this day in history.  

Apr 19   In the year 1977 birth of lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer  

Apr 19   On this day in history birth of joe Beimel, American baseball player  

Apr 19   Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player was born on this day in history.  

Apr 21   On this day in history birth of karen Ann Peterson, Miss Aruba Universe (1997)  

Jan 02   Erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53 in the year 1977.  

Jan 03   Avraham Ofer, Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide died in the year 1977.  

Jan 05   Onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74 in the year 1977.  

Jan 09   Alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1977.  

Jan 12   Henri-Georges Clouzot, director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69 in the year 1977.  

Jan 14   Abdul Razak bin Hussain, premier of Malaysia (1970-77), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jan 17   Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967 died in the year 1977.  

Jan 18   On this day in history carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80